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Charman Friend Obituary

A funeral service For Charman Reese Friend will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, 2009 at Marmora Baptist Church, Sutherland with the Rev. Victor McLaughlin, pastor, officiating. The Interment will be in the church cemetery. A wake service will be held Sunday evening from 6 to 7 p.m. at the chapel of William N. Bland and Son Funeral Home, Petersburg. The family will assemble at the church one hour prior to the service. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the staff of William N. Bland and Son Funeral Home.

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Published by The Progress-Index from Dec. 21 to Dec. 27, 2009.

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Becky Williams

December 29, 2009

Weeping may endure for a night, joy comes in the morning. God has called another angel home. Remember the time you had her with you all.

Becky Williams

December 29, 2009

Weeping may endure for a night, joy comes in the morning. God has called another angel home. Remember the time you had her with you all.

December 29, 2009

Weeping may endure for a night, joy comes in the morning. God has called another angel home. Remember the time you had her with you all. Becky Williams, SUTHERLAND VA

Annie Moore

December 27, 2009

May God bless and comfort you in your hours of bereavemet

Danielle Allen

December 27, 2009

You will always be in my thoughts and my heart…Love Always,Pooh

Tameka Walker

December 26, 2009

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.

MONICA JOHNSON-HAYES

December 22, 2009

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Janet Whorley

December 21, 2009

My deepest sympathy to this precious family in the time of your loss. May God comfort each of you. You are in our prayers.

Janet Whorley

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